New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-13
No CRUELTY At THE ASYLUM
.vppy ONE IN POSITION 10 KNOW IFS AFFAIRS
DENIES SENSATIONAL STORY.

,vrRY ONE IN A POSITION 10 KNOW Ns AFSAi"e
DENIES A SENSATIONAL STORY.
.nort was published yesterday that some OF the
-. a, thu New-York Orphan Asylum, their parents,
"a Robert A. Knight discharged caretaker at the IN
.,,,utiou. charged Mr. Demarest go superintendent
Nth cruelty The asylum whc,, vas founded IN leoo'
..naeed by board of ladies Of high social standing
actively interest themselves in the work OF car
o. Gov the fatherless children under their charge
,,xr reporter who called several Of them yester-
A., found that they naturally somewhat annoyed
"a ware making preparations to investigate the matter
Mr. Jonathan Odel, the first directress blamed the oS
charged caretaker for starting the story
. The point make is" said she, that II tnere was
.,r wrong no ought to have let us known
- - bis discharge and not after The place
home not rcformatory. nave
cor pecte with for probably over thirty years. ana
q. the IMPRESSION of our doctor. who mas also peeh
long time connected with it. that Mr. Denarest II any
lepient than his predecessors MI Dunlap anu
M DS en IL Two ladies Visit tue asylum every week, on
day suits them Inc aa w"ud be the
Srs 10 see il there anything wrong Inc pace bas
open the visit, OF the p%oG to MAKE Sd not make
them 70 The However, we are going % 1aye Ss
pvestigsiion. and there viii be special meeting Vi 'n0
I w powner made substantially the same state
mcnt adding that children da not and that
n ,anr female teachers In the school wouia cer,aiS
nave complained had they seen any'hn Oh 'ne aesea
crnciy LEROY sattcrlee. whose wife is directress'
.,oracterlzed the affair a "canard Dr. j. L. camp,
pan visiting physician. said ~ nave. Ns ..9
re, ye' ssyInm daily and weekly ana wi.n-
n'e ,reyious notice for twenty-five years nave
number of regimes and so far as can SPEAK from
80 ohseryaton have never known more enlent anu
man In his dealings with the cnildIer
San Mr. Demarest II the boys had been bruised or IN
nrsd in any way. my son, who Is my asslstan,;
onia have been certain to zee it. take II on myseIi
to say that happier congregation OF chidren you 0"n
not find any where A., ,u A. ba ,vo,hed into
,a rari ripple OF chdrens laughter came through an
oneS window group of them Sat on the steps facing
ne liver enioying the beautiful scenery and the sum,
er evening Miss Demares came to the DOOR ana sara
that there was word Of truth In the story from DC
Ginning TO ond. , x,,,. =. ..Dor.ar ,o,nd
him hs sad The whole thing is fabrication OF false.
mn employee discharged for disrespect IL an
Sa. orisen through paper hat Ateacher put Ounce
can on boy's head and ordered him to keep II on a,
meal time Knight interfered. pucked on the cap ana
afterward gave to tho boys Tho teacher comp aimed
made INQUIRIES aud got satisfactory answers from
knight or The boys got two who had had the cap anu
ordered them sit by the bathroom door TIL MADE Iur
ther pouires knight before the children SAID 70 me
f YOU punish these boys you do It at your peril aSseu
him what he meant He repeated the remark ana uis-
charged him. That's the whole secret OF It, Inc suler
infendept is permitted by the rules to nhict corpor
punIshment when he deems IL prudent but there IL very
fitle of It at the asylum and believe IN getung og
without il as much possible have been
emit for about years am prepared LOT iui nNos
tigaton at any tune"